Colón waste no time, already gearing up for Patronato | OneFootball

Colón will host Patronato this Saturday starting at 4:30 p.m. at the Brigadier López, in a match brought forward due to the inauguration of the new lighting on the Suspension Bridge. Iván Delfino is already thinking about the next fixture, with good news regarding Federico Lértora and while waiting on Garate, whereas Bonansea continues his recovery and will not be available this Saturday.

Delfino prepares for the next match with good news

The match against Patronato was originally scheduled for Sunday, but it was moved up because of the inauguration ceremony for the new lighting of the Suspension Bridge, one of the most recognized symbols of the city of Santa Fe. The schedule change did not go unnoticed by Iván Delfino, who after the win against San Telmo acknowledged that the team will have less time to prepare, and that is why on Monday afternoon, without rest, the Sabalero squad

As for the players’ physical condition, there do not appear to be any major issues. Leandro Garate finished the last match with a cramp and will be monitored closely in training. Something similar applies to Federico Lértora, who finished with ice on one of his knees, although the substitution was mainly for tactical reasons. The one who still will not be able to return is Bonansea, who continues his recovery and remains out of competition.

Patronato arrive in trouble and on a 10-match winless run

Colón’s next opponent is going through a much more delicate spell. Patronato have gone ten matches without a win and are coming off a 2-2 draw against Colegiales in Munro.

The Entre Ríos side took the lead with a great goal from Maximiliano Rueda in the 41st minute of the first half. However, Facundo Rivero equalized from the penalty spot four minutes into the second half. Marcelo Candia’s team also suffered the injury exit of Brandon Cortés, one of their main playmakers. In the 18th minute, Colegiales managed to turn the score around. Emilio Di Fulvio had saved a shot from Valentín Pereyra and quickly launched a counterattack that ended with Mauro Albertengo capitalizing on a defensive error to make it 2-1. Patronato responded and found the equalizer again through Rueda, who in the 25th minute struck a shot that went through the opposing goalkeeper’s legs and made it the final 2-2.

With that result, Colegiales reached 30 points, while Patronato remained in 17th place with 24 points and still stuck in the relegation zone.

The Entre Ríos team also features three footballers who previously played for Unión: goalkeeper Alan Sosa and forwards Franco Soldano and Diego Armando Díaz.

Sosa never made his professional debut for Tatengue and left the club in 2020. He then played for Real Pilar, Villa Dálmine, Gimnasia de Jujuy, and Tigre before joining Patronato.

Soldano and Diego Díaz complete the presence of former Unión players in the red-and-black squad. In Díaz’s case, he is on loan at Patronato until the end of the year.

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